AZ Snake Pit · Dec 2, 2022
Miguel Castro to sign for Diamondbacks
Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty ImagesRobert Murray of FanSided Tweets that the Arizona Diamondbacks are in agreement with right-handed reliever Miguel Castro. He reports that the contract is for one year at $3.5 million, but Jon Heyman says this “includes incentives and option”. The latter is presumably for the 2024 season, but I have not yet heard whether it’s a team, player or mutual option. There’s no denying Castro’s potential, and he certainly provides a power arm. His fastball last year out of the Yankees bullpen averaged 97.9 mph. That instantly makes him the hardest thrower on the D-backs roster, more than a mile per hour above the 2021 leader, Luis Frias at 96.8 mph.